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St Matthew Passion, National Theatre, Olivier - review

20.09.11
Jonathan Miller's production of Bach's colossal St Matthew Passion is lucid, dignified and satisfyingly fresh... more

The Elixir of Love, ENO - review

16.09.11
You may think the idea of love potions somewhat antiquated but in The Elixir of Love, a cheap bottle of plonk does the trick for the nice but dim Nemorino... more

James Corden to join star line up at National Theatre

26.01.11
Gavin and Stacey star James Corden will bring "a whiff of real popular theatre" to the stage of the National Theatre this year... more

Matrix star Keanu Reeves enters an alien world... a Chekhov play

13.01.11
When Keanu Reeves' latest film role involved a part in a Chekhov play the Matrix star decided he may need some tips ... more

Naomi Campbell should forgo her bikini for sackcloth

13.08.10
My heart bleeds for Naomi Campbell - she had to go on holiday with a bunch of celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio and his Israeli model girlfriend Bar Rafaeli... more

Simon Russell Beale: Some people say that I’m a national treasure. I'd rather be a Bond villain

10.08.10
Simon Russell Beale’s new stage role is a departure from the classic leads he does so well. It’s a ‘guilty pleasure’, he tells Nick Curtis ... more

Chocolate bugs fly off the shelves at Fortnum & Mason

06.08.10
Scorpions covered in chocolate, oven-baked tarantulas, Thai curry crickets and giant hornet honey are being snapped up at Fortnum & Mason... more

The minefield of controlling ‘weapon dogs’

04.08.10
When I walk the streets I pass innumerable dangerous dogs, many of them detached from owners who view their snarling darlings rather as a child might observe the manoeuvrings of someone else’s radio-controlled car... more

Midwest dreams and magic potions in The Elixir of Love

15.02.10
Elixirs and potions are the lifeblood of opera, as of fairytale.... more

Patience pays off for Cosi Fan Tutte

01.02.10
Intelligence can get dull. Jonathan Miller’s Cosi, revived at the Opera House, is a lucid and insightful take on the work. But it lacks charm.... more

On the Move is an engaging, thought-provoking show

14.01.10
In On the Move, Jonathan Miller gathers works by the pioneers of movement such as the British-born photographer Eadweard Muybridge ... more

East to West Ender: Dr Legg actor, 84, to star in new exodus play

13.01.10
EastEnders star Leonard Fenton is returning to West End theatre at the age of 84 to star in a new play... more

Rigoletto is as enthralling as ever

22.09.09
Jonathan Miller's Rigoletto was first produced at ENO in 1982 and has racked up 12 revivals since. The man himself has returned to direct this one.... more

Will Alice be weird in Wonderland?

19.08.09
The world's hottest choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon, is to make a full-length ballet for Covent Garden out of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland... more

Macbeth, Oliver! and now Puccini... theatre director Goold signs up to ENO

02.04.09
Award-winning director Rupert Goold, 36, is to direct Turandot in the English National Opera's next season ... more

Scourge of vibrato proves his point

17.03.09
Roger Norrington is a mere stripling at 75 but he is in fine fettle, as his birthday concert proved.... more

Booming voices in Doctor Atomic

26.02.09
John Adams's latest opera Doctor Atomic has a savage beauty and explosive climax, leaving questions open.... more

Man with a nose for superior art

10.02.09
To be fair, my hangover had given me the critical faculties of a sloth. Contemporary art came well below "water" and "a hug" on my list of requirements. But where's the fun in being fair?... more

La Bohème is strong on detail, low on drama

05.02.09
La Bohème is strong on psychological detail but that level of realism threatens to drain the production of theatricality. ... more

The Miller’s tale revisited

07.01.09
For a decade the director has complained that no one wanted him in London. Now Jonathan Miller is back at ENO — with a radical new production of La Bohème inspired by Brassaï... more

Bring on the Boris chutney empire: that's the way ahead

24.12.08
What we need are useful, productive jobs that genuinely add value to our society, says Will Self... more

Former AOL boss is eyeing £20bn Yahoo

03.12.08
Technology: Former AOL chief executive Jonathan Miller is trying to raise $30 billion from investors to buy internet firm Yahoo... more

Great gags in The Barber of Seville

23.09.08
Conductor Rory Macdonald, working with ENO for the first time, delivers finesse as well as energy in The Barber of Seville.... more

Italian bees creating a buzz on Fortnum's roof

21.07.08
Some 200,000 honey bees have taken up residence on the roof of Fortnum & Mason... more

Experimental revival of Dido and Aeneas

25.06.08
A simpler concert performance of Dido and Aeneas would have done just as well, and made greater sense of Purcell's sublime music.... more

Where art thou, David? Dr Who's Tennant signs up to play Hamlet

09.06.08
As the Time Lord, he dispatched the Daleks with relative ease. But now David Tennant - who is set to play Hamlet in the West End - faces a more formidable opponent in the shape of Sir Jonathan Miller. ... more

Modern-day Cosi played for laughs

16.07.07
Cheers greeted Jonathan Miller at the fifth revival of his 1995 staging of Mozart's Così fan Tutte at Covent Garden.... more

Merchant without menace

29.06.07
Rebecca Gatward's production of Merchant of Venice fails to get going, with a bland performance from John McEnery in the lead role... more

Yming is a cut above the average

16.02.07
Yming on Greek Street may not be the best Chinese restaurant in London but it's probably the best value, says Toby Young.... more


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